1920 San Marino general election

1920 San Marino general election

← 1918 14 November 1920 1923 →
All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,391 (59.2% 2.1%)
Party Leader % Seats Sammarinese People's Party n/a 47.8% 29 Sammarinese Socialist Party n/a 29.6% 18 Sammarinese Democratic Union 22.7% 13 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in San Marino on 14 November 1920 to elect the sixth term of the Grand and General Council.^[1] It was the country's first snap election, and the first election to use a form of proportional representation.^[2] The result was a victory for the Sammarinese People's Party, which won 29 of the 60 seats.^[3]

History[]

Under the Italian example, San Marino adopted the party-list proportional representation on October 15, 1920. The three-class division was eliminated, and the councillors' term limited to four years.

The Sammarinese People's Party made its debut, after that Pope Benedict's abolition of the non expedit had allowed the foundation of its twin, the Italian People's Party. By their part, landowners created their Conservative force, the Sammarinese Democratic Union, claiming the return to the pre-1906 institutions to restore order against strikes and political violences.

The result was a narrow victory for the Christian democrats, but the Socialists refused to join the newly elected council, following a revolutionary political strategy. On January 11, 1921, all Socialist seats were declared vacant for absence, and a by-election was organized on April 10: ten Christian democrats and eight Conservatives became councillors.

Electoral system[]

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino, male, the head of the family and 24 years old.

Results[]

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